Category: workshop

To round off a thrilling Problem-Solving Week, all the Upper School children took part in fun maths explorer workshops on the topics of problem-solving and codebreaking. Years 3 and 4 focused on a range of challenges which helped them to exercise their problem-solving resilience and...

It’s that time of year again . . . Problem-Solving Week at Prospect House! Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 all had a fantastic time across the week using their problem-solving skills to solve exciting challenges at the Lower School.  The hands-on activities were fabulous;...

All across the school last week we celebrated Sustainability Week and our theme this year was rainforests. In the Lower School, the children took part in a workshop about how they can look after the planet and learned all about the the importance of safeguarding...

Year 5 were lucky enough to take part in a ‘Stretch Your Skills’ event, run by Dukes Plus. They, alongside Year 5 children from other Dukes schools, took part in a series of workshops ranging from soft skills and problem solving to communication and resilience,...

Last week, Mr Baker and Ms Lane accompanied ten of our most talented instrumentalists to St John’s School, Leatherhead for an afternoon of music making. The 70-strong orchestra rehearsed three pieces: In the Hall of the Mountain King, Defying Gravity and Golden, before giving a...

A group of our aspiring Year 5 netballers benefited from an excellent masterclass last week focusing on attacking principles, led by Mikki Austin, Director of Netball at Epsom College. The session provided the girls with invaluable, high-level coaching designed to sharpen their offensive game and...

We recently held a talk for Year 1 parents to explain our approach to teaching maths in Key Stage 1 at Prospect House. Our parents enjoyed a wonderful morning gaining insight into the concrete-pictorial-abstract (CPA) method. They learned the theory behind the CPA stages, before...

Year 5 and 6 took part in an exciting and enlightening wellbeing workshop. The session was run by youHQ, which is a wellbeing platform we employ as part of our health and wellbeing provision. At the beginning of the session, all children carried out a...

Year 2 had a special session with Mrs Belshaw to celebrate their journey through the Lower School. Together, they reflected on the school values—kindness, community, respect, aspiration, and resilience—and discussed how these are more than just school rules; they are life skills to carry with...